Director, Secure Backend & Identity Platform Engineering

OneSpan; California (MO); On-site; USD 230,000 - 315,000; Full time

Job summary

OneSpan, a leader in digital identity and anti-fraud solutions, is seeking a Director of Software Development in San Jose, CA. You will own the delivery of scalable backend services for authentication and identity platforms, setting technical direction and guiding engineering managers.

You will lead distributed teams, collaborate with Product, Security, and Platform, and champion zero-downtime deployments, observability, and security to protect customers' most sensitive transactions.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software product delivery experience.
• 8+ years leading distributed, multi-team engineering organizations.
• Proven experience with identity and authentication platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud deployment (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Set technical and product strategy for our authentication and identity platforms, partnering with Product Management on roadmap and priorities.
• Lead distributed engineering teams through the design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure REST APIs and backend services.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, mentoring, and hands-on guidance for engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Drive scalability, reliability, and security across distributed systems, including zero-downtime deployments, observability, and resilience practices.
• Partner with Product, Security, and Platform teams to deliver high-impact features on schedule.
• Present and demonstrate product capabilities and technical vision to internal stakeholders, customers, and partners.
• Champion the adoption of AI-assisted development practices to improve engineering velocity and quality.

Skills

Software delivery leadership

Distributed teams leadership

Identity & authentication

APIs & backend services

Docker

Kubernetes

Cloud deployment

AI-assisted development

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

OneSpan, a leader in digital identity and anti-fraud solutions, is seeking a Director of Software Development in San Jose, CA. You will own the delivery of scalable backend services for authentication and identity platforms, setting technical direction and guiding engineering managers.

You will lead distributed teams, collaborate with Product, Security, and Platform, and champion zero-downtime deployments, observability, and security to protect customers' most sensitive transactions.